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Weapons Flashcards

1
Q

4 weapons safely rules

A

Treat every weapon as if it were loaded

Never point weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot

Keep finger straight & off trigger until ready to fire

Keep weapon on safe until you intend to fire

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2
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Condition 1

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Magazine inserted
Round in chamber 
Bolt forward
Safety on
Ejection port closed
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Condition 2

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N/a for M-16

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4
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Condition 3

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Magazine inserted 
Chamber emptied 
Bolt forward
Safety on
Ejection port cover closed
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5
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Condition 4

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Magazine removed 
Chamber empty 
Bolt forward 
Safety on
Ejection port cover closed
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6
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M-2

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12

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7
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M-4

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160

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8
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M-9

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175

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9
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M-16

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420

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10
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MK-19

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12

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11
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M-203

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40 (12 inch)

20 (9inch)

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12
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M240B

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28

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13
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M-500

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40

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14
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Misfire

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Failure to fire

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15
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Malfunction

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Mechanical failure of weapon

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16
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Stoppage

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Faulty action of weapon

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17
Q

8 cycles of fire

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Feeding 
Chambering 
Locking
Firing
Unlocking 
Extracting 
Ejecting
Cocking
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18
Q

Semi automatic

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One round each time you pull trigger

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19
Q

Automatic

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Continuous fire until mag is empty or let go off trigger

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20
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Trajectory

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Path described by projectile in flight

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21
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Breech

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Rear end of barrel

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22
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Bore

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Hole in barrel

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23
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Muzzle velocity

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Speed at which bullet travels

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24
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Maximum range

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Greatest distance projectile will travel

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25
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Maximum effectiveness range

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Greatest distance weapon is expected to fire accurately

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26
Q

Green ammo

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Ball

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27
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Orange/red

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Tracer

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28
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Violet

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Blank

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29
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Black

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Armor piercing

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30
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Aluminum

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Armor piercing incendiary

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31
Q

M16A3

A

Max range - 3534 m
Max effect range - 800 m area / 550 m point
Ammo - 5.56 mm

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32
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M9

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Max range 1800 m
Max effective 50m
Ammo 9mm

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33
Q

6 types of grenades

A 
M67
MK1
MA25
M14
M8
M57
34
Q

M-67

A

Fragmentation

35
Q

MK-1

A

Illuminating

36
Q

MA-25

A

Chemical

37
Q

M-14

A

Incendiary

38
Q

M-8

A

Smoke

39
Q

M-57

A

Practice/training

40
Q

Hand grenade safety procedures

A

Do not remove safety pin until you’re ready to throw.
Inexperienced shouldn’t recover.
Shout out “grenade” when you accidentally drop it.

41
Q

Range of claymore mine

A 
60 degree fan shaped pattern 
50 m killing zone
100 m moderately effective 
250 m dangerous 
1 1/2 lbs of C4
100ft firing wire
M57 firing device
42
Q

M240B

A 
Gen purpose machine gun
Can be mounted on bipod
Max range 3725 m
Max effective 1100m  area (tripod)
                        800m bipod
Grazing fire 600m
Ammo 7.62mm Ball, armor piercing
43
Q

Clearing M240B

A

Safety on
With palm facing up, pull cocking handle to rear.
When bolt is held rear by sear, return cocking handle to fwd position & place safely on.
Raise cover assembly & ensure that feed tray, receiver assembly to rear.
While maintaining rearward pressure, pulls the trigger & eases bolt assembly forward.

44
Q

Unloading M240B

A 
Pull & lock to rear.
Return cock handle to fwd position.
Put on safe.
Raise cover assembly & removes any ammo from feed tray.
Perform 4-point safety check.
45
Q

Loading M240B

A

Make sure weapon is cleared.
Place 1st round of belt in feed tray groove, double link leading w/open side of links face down.
Hold belt about 6 rounds from loading end, while closing cover assembly.
Ensure round remains in feed tray groove & close cover assembly.

46
Q

M240B Rates of fire

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Sustained - 100 rpm fired in 6-9 rounds & burst 4-5 seconds between burst (barrel change every 10 mins)
Rapid- 200 rpm fired in 10-13 round burst & 2-3 secs between burst (change every 2 min).
Cyclic - 650-950 rpm in continuous bursts (barrel change every minute).

47
Q

Grazing Fire

A

Center of cone of fire does not rise above 1 meter.

Entire cone of fire does not rise more than 1.8 meters.

48
Q

FPL

A

Final protective fire.

Line along which grazing fire is placed to stop enemy assault.

49
Q

PDF

A

Principal direction of fire.

Used only if FPL not assigned.

50
Q

Gun team

A

Machine gun team leader.
Gunner
Ammo carrier 1
Ammo carrier 3

51
Q

MK19

A

Air cooled
Blowback operated
Belt fed
Can be mounted on vehicle or ground

52
Q

MK19 rates of fire

A

Sustained - 40rpm
Rapid - 60 rpm
Cyclic - 325-375rpm

53
Q

MK19 Ranges

A

Max range 2212 meters
Effective 2212 m area
1500 m point
Aiming 18-30 meters

54
Q

MK19 safety

A

Thumb safety-activates safety slide inside rear assembly.
Charger handle assemblies down-safety slide on inside edge of each of each charger arms slides rearward as handle assembly is rotated down.

55
Q

MK19 ammo

A

40mm high explosives dual purpose (hedp)

56
Q

Proper employment of machine gun

A

Employed from tripod mount on ground, using traversing & elevating mechanism.

57
Q

M2HB

A

Belt fed
Recoil operated
Air cooled
Crew served machine gun

58
Q

M2HB range

A

Max - 6767 m

Effective - 1829m

59
Q

M2HB rates of fire

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Sustained - less than 40rpm fired of 6-9 rounds at 10-15 seconds intervals.
Rapid - greater than 40rpm fired in burst of 6-9 rounds at 5-10 second intervals.
Cyclic - 400-500rpm change barrel at end of firing sessions/if barrel is damaged.

60
Q

M203 Grenade Launcher

A 
Lightweight 
Compact
Breech loading 
Pump action 
Single shot
Manually operated
61
Q

M203 GL range

A

Max - 400m
Effective - 350m area
150m point

62
Q

M500

A

Manually operated
Repeating
Magazine fed
Shoulder fired

63
Q

M500 loading

A

Place on safe.
Ensure fore end is fully fwd.
Turn shotgun over & insert cartridge into magazine until magazine is fully loaded.
Depress action lock & move force end full to rear & forward again, chambering first round.

64
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M500 Unloading ( removing cartridge from magazine)

A

Safe position.
Assure fore end fully fwd.
Turn shotgun over, depress shell latch, allowing cartridges to slide out of magazine tube.
Remove cartridge from shotgun, repeat until mag is empty

65
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M500 unloading (removing cartridges from chamber)

A

Safe position.
Push in action lock & slide fore end to rear.
Catch ejected cartridge from chamber, visually inspect carrier for cartridges.
If cartridge is present on carrier, rotate shotgun to right & catch cartridge from ejection port.

66
Q

M500 ammo

A

12 gauge
2-3 1/4 in
No 00 buck shot
6 total capacity (5 in mag & 1 in chamber)

Dimensions - 39.5in

67
Q

Crew served weapon range card

A

Machine gun number
Unit designation
Date & time range card was prepared
Machine gun position
Magnetic north arrow
Left & right lateral limits
Assigned PDF / FPL
Magnetic azimuth of machine gun to prominent terrain feature
Dead space
Areas signifying grazing fires
Specified targets numbered in sequence w/ direction in mild
Rough sketch/ drawing serves as record of firing data & document for defensive fire planning.
One copy remains at gun position as record of firing data
Gunner uses card to recall data to fire on predetermined targets & as aid in estimating ranges to other targets during good visibility.
Other copy is sent to next higher hq, who use it to organize defense & prepare fire plan sketch

68
Q

Integration of weapons system on fire plan

A

Machine guns have capabilities & limitations just as any weapon system does.
Though powerful weapons do not stand alone.
Most effective employed in concert w/ other weapons in attempt to achieve synergetic effect where fires of 1 weapon compliment & augment fires of another.
Capabilities & limitations of every available weapon must be considered in order to achieve this in tactical plan.

69
Q

Night vision goggles

A

AN/PVS - 7C -individual NVG

AN/PVS - 12A - NVG for M16 & M240B

AN/PVS - 20 -NVG for M2 & MK19

70
Q

Grazing fire (respect to ground)

A

Fire appox parallel to ground where center of cone o fire does not rise above 1 meter

71
Q

Plunging fire (respect to ground)

A

Fire in which angle of fall of rounds w/ reference to slope of ground is such that danger space is practically confined to beaten zone & length of beaten zone is materially shortened.

72
Q

Frontal (respect to target)

A

Long axis of beaten zone is at right angle to long axis of target

73
Q

Flanking ( respect to target)

A

Delivered against flank of target

74
Q

Oblique fire (respect to target)

A

Long axis of beaten zone is at angle, but not right angle, to long axis of target

75
Q

Enfilade fire (respect to target)

A 
Long axis of beaten coincides w/ long axis of target.
Either frontal/flanking & is most desirable class of fire w/ respect to target because it makes use of max beaten zone.
76
Q

Classes of fire w/ respect to gun

A

Fixed
Traversing
Searching
Traversing & searching

77
Q

Fixed

A

Fired delivered on point target

78
Q

Traversing

A

Distributed against wide target requiring successive changes in direction of gun

79
Q

Searching

A

Distributed in depth by successive changes in elevation of gun

80
Q

Traversing & Searching

A

Delivered both in width & depth by changes in direction & elevation

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